Mayor Accepts Well City Award
Lincoln is fifth city in nation to receive designation

Lincoln Mayor Don Wesely today accepted an award from the Wellness Councils of America
(WELCOA) designating Lincoln as a "Well City, U.S.A." Only four other cities have received
the designation, which requires that at least 20 percent of the cityís employees work in
businesses that qualify as Well Workplaces.

"One of the reasons this award is so significant is that it recognizes a strong partnership
between the public and private sectors," said Mayor Wesely in his acceptance remarks.
"With our cityís low unemployment rate and the ever-increasing cost of health care, it is
extremely important to businesses in our community to help employees stay healthy.
Addressing health issues at the workplace -- where many of us spend most of our waking
hours -- is a wise investment."

The Well City award was presented to Wesely by WELCOA President David Hunnicutt and Bill
Kizer, WELCOA founder and CEO of Central States Life Insurance. The luncheon celebration
featured a keynote address by Kevin Saunders of Downs, Kansas, who survived a near-fatal
accident to become a champion wheelchair athlete. He was the first person with a
disability to be appointed to the Presidential Physical Fitness Council.

WorkWell, Inc., Lincolnís worksite wellness council, has partnered with the
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on the three-year effort to become a Well City,
U.S.A. Currently, 27 businesses in Lincoln representing 31,000 employees have achieved
the status of bronze, silver or gold Well Workplaces. (A list follows this release.)
WorkWell will now assist the Well Workplace businesses in implementing their wellness
plans.

Other Well Cities are Omaha, Nebraska; Jacksonville, Florida; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and
Hobart, Indiana.